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Equipment => Bats => Bat Care => Topic started by: JimmyT85 on June 21, 2009, 03:08:32 PM
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Hey everyone,
Is it okay to apply a coat of oil onto the cricket bat, letting it dry for 24+ hours, then applying an anti-scuff sheet onto it? Or would this damage the bat in any way, and make the anti-scuff not stick?
I've saw a video where the bat maker applies the anti-scuff sheet to the bat, and then only oils the back of the bat.
Which method is better?
Cheers
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I'm not an expert so advice from others might will be better. The oil will prevent the anti-scuff sheet from sticking well or at all. I think the oil is just to prevent the bat from drying out but the anti-scuff sheet will do that too. Therefore the oil is unnecessary for the face with the sheet.
Simplified, the second method is better as the first won't really work.
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The first wont work... I have been too impatient sometimes and tried to stick a sheet onto an oiled bat the next day. End result sheet wont stick and has reduced stickyness next time I try.
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Second method it is.
Cheers :)
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surely the 1st method will work - if you leave it for a couple of days?
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there is no need to oil the face if your putting a cover on it:S
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i oil the face and then leave for 3+ days and then apply an anti scuff, always works
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Yes, I agree with Liam.
Gary (from Redback) oiled the bat for me and then applied an anti-scuff sheet to the face last season. Before I use it this season, he just advised me to oil the back lightly.
I wouldnt use an un-oiled bat with or without an anti-scuff sheet. Just my preference.
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i dont oil any part that is covered, either by stickers or scuff sheets
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Guys sorry to drag up an old old topic but thought it was better than creating a new one! After receiving a new bat and a hammer edge off mike which i want to apply i need to decide whether to oil the bat, leave it and then apply or just apply! Looking for a definitive yes or no from any of the major bat people or knowledable people on here :)
cheers
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just put it on with out any oil,then when face is on oil all over,if you put oil on you'll have to wait weeks for it to dry properly
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For the face it is Anti Scuff OR Oil, not both.
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I applied an anti-scuff to my ex-Ayrtek as soon as I got it, but having not oiled it, it became dry and brittle and snapped. :/
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I personally always knock a bat in. Then oil it twice (leaving 24 hours in between coats), and knock it in for a final hour after the final oiling. Then I leave the bat for a couple of weeks before applying the scuff sheet and any edging, etc to ensure the oil is fully absorbed!
That's probably total and utter overkill?
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you should awlays oil then knock in - the fibres can better enmesh this way.
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Cheers Dom - will amend my way of doing it from now on.
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On my talisman I knocked in then put the scuff on then oiled the exposed areas but that was on mikes advice as it's his bat lol
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Well everyone will have their own way of doing it, but i would definitely reccomend oil first then knock in. I personally believe a drier bat is more prone to cracking than a bat that has been oiled first (when you are kncoking it in that is)
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Everyone is different I personally just ask the person who supplied the bat and do what they say which changes with most bats